Indiana AG Steers Rules Open Driver Records Public
A Indiana reporter recalls Attorney General Steers ruling that the Motor Vehicles division must keep and reveal driver conviction and suspension records. The office said official hearings and operating records are public, with names and offenses accessible to reporters and citizens, under the Hughes anti secrecy law.
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Edwin K. Steers
Hughes
Steers
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
Lieut
Lloyd Hickerson
Indiana State Police
Edward Madinger
Motor Vehicle Division
Indiana
Morris J. Carter
Robert Kyle
Public Information Office
Carter
FBI
Anderson
Chamber of Commerce
Horace M. Coats
Coats
George Jeffrey, Jr
State Department security purge prompts cross agency transfers
Congressional testimony showed nearly half of 590 security separations at the State Department last year were moved to other agencies. Eleven cases were fired for pro communist activity. seven began under Truman. The head of security Scott McLeod testified Jan 25 and publicized today that subversion cases numbered 40 across seven federal departments.
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Washington
W.P
State Department
Scott McLeod
House
McLeod
FBI
Alger Hiss
Rep
Frederic R. Coudert
New York
Sloan Family Receives News From Son in Japan
Mrs Agnes Sloan and son Donnie Ray II along with Mr and Mrs Debs Sloan heard from Pfc Donnie R Sloan in Japan on February 12 and 13. The service member stationed in Korea during leave spent time with cousin Eddie F Hudson. He plans to return to the United States in December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Sloan
Donnie Ray II
Debs Sloan
Pfc
Donnie R. Sloan
Japan
Sloan
U.S. Army
Korea
Eddie F. Hudson
United States
Moose Women Meet Here at Local Hall
Women of the Moose Chapter 19 held a social hour with their meeting at the Moose hall on Friday evening. Senior Regent Mrs Thelma Shouse led the session and noted the next gathering will be Friday evening February 26.
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Women of the Moose
the Moose Hall
Thelma Shouse
Mars Invasion Scare Shocks Terre Haute City
A three foot box with an antenna fell on a northside roof provoking a Mars invasion scare in Terre Haute Indiana Police received many calls after the 120 pound device landed It likely carried meteorological instruments and had been launched from Holloman Air Force Base New Mexico The box offered a $25 reward for its return dispelling fears of Martians.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Holloman Air Force Base
New Mexico
Mars
New Court Matters Reported in Greene Circuit Court
Two new suits filed in Greene circuit court at Bloomfield include one seeking 15 000 in damages for the estate of Earl Kalen with Mary Kalen as administratrix and Claude Dunn as defendant. Evidence was heard in a quiet title suit by James Carrell and Lydia Carrell against Fay Ferguson, then a stipulation to correct a property description. Linton Motor Sales sued James Dodds to foreclose a mechanic s lien.
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Greene
Bloomfield
Earl Kalen
Mary Kalen
Claude Dunn
Greene County
Clay County
Vigo County
Dunn
James Carrell
Lydia Carrell
Fay Ferguson
Linton Motor Sales
James Dodds
Grand Officer to Visit Linton Masons Meeting
The Linton chapter of Royal Arch Masons hosts Jerusalem Chapter No. 81 of Sullivan at the Masonic Temple Friday evening. Grand Lecturer Floyd W. Young will attend. Royal Arch Masons are invited to attend the meeting and social hour in the temple dining room.
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Linton
Royal Arch Masons
Jerusalem
Sullivan
Masonic Temple
Floyd W. Young
Royal Arch
Temple
Peace appeal in Indochina war spurs truce talks
Emperor Bao Dai hall consults advisers on Nehru cease fire proposal as Viet Minh and Viet Nam leaders react. French officials foresee new operations north while Cambodias Chan Nak resigns for health reasons amid regional tensions.
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Hanoi
Indochina
U.P
Bao Dai
India
Viet Nam
Dalat
Jawaharlal Nehru
Geneva
Nehru
Kingdom of
Cambodia
Chan Nak
Norodom Sihanouk
Dollar Days planned by Linton merchants
Linton merchants unite for a city wide Dollar Days merchandising program on Wednesday and Thursday. Special advertisements appear in today's Daily Citizen with others printed Monday. Merchants promise unusual bargains for shoppers on the two days.
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Linton
The
Daily Citizen
Korean Prisoner Drama Is Closed
Lt. Gen. K. S. Thimayya closed the Korea war prisoner saga by bidding farewell to the last Indian guard troops aboard the Jalaburga. More than 1 000 soldiers sailed as the final of 5 600 sent to Panmunjom six months earlier.
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Seoul
Korea
U.P
K. S. Thimayya
Thimayya
Jalaburga
Panmunjom
Inchon
Tokyo
India
How Old Is A Woman Survey Is Reported
United Press reports on age and employment for women focusing on 32 as a cutoff in stewardess roles and 35 as a common label for older workers. It notes shifts since 1940, with 37 being the current average age of women workers and experts urging calisthenics to counter aging perceptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New York
American Airlines
Airlines
Rosalind Russell
Miss Russell
U.S. Department of Labor
Manhattan
Auto Tag Deadline Nears in Indiana
Four days remain to purchase 1954 auto license plates in Indianapolis. Old black-on-white tags must be replaced by white-on-maroon plates by midnight Sunday February 28. License offices stay open daily through Saturday as last minute rushes surge across the state.
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Indianapolis
U.P
McCarthy Stevens Face Off Near as Hearing Schedules
Senator Joseph McCarthy announced a public hearing by his permanent investigating subcommittee to expose a new case of Communist infiltration in the Army and present Stevens with the full facts before a Thursday showdown. The session marks the return of Democratic members to the panel.
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Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
Robert T. Stevens
McCarthy
Stevens
Hooded Bandits Kill Iowa Farmer in Mondamin
Three hooded gunmen forced their way into the Mondamin farm home of William Edwards killing the 50 year old farmer when he refused to open a safe. His sister Florence Edwards and cousin Mrs. Mattie Myers were bound but unharmed. Police pursued possible trio and vehicle by roadblocks as officers sought an exact safe contents.
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Mondamin
Iowa
U.P
William Edwards
Florence Edwards
Mattie Myers
Harrison County
Harold Imrie
Logan
Edwards Farm
Edwards
Miss Edwards
Mrs Clifford Dies After Long Illness in Worthington
Anna Clifford 65 of Worthington died at 12:25 PM in Freeman-Greene county hospital after a long illness. She was widow of Charles Clifford former Worthington town marshal. Body rushed to Myers Funeral home Worthington. Funeral arrangements not yet set.
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Anna Clifford
Worthington
Freeman-Greene County Hospital
House Committee Rejects Tax Exemption Hike and Excise Cuts
Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee failed to secure approval for higher personal income tax exemptions and to move on cuts to excise taxes on furs cosmetics movie tickets and similar items. Rep Hale Boggs proposed raising the exemption from 600 to 700 dollars but was rejected. Chair Daniel Reed said tax code revisions are under review and rate changes will come later. Also Sen Joseph McCarthy accused the Army of shielding a Communist linked worker and Victoria Stone refused to discuss a wartime Soviet spy ring before the House Un American Activities Committee and said she wants to be left alone.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Hale Boggs
D-La
Daniel A. Reed
R-N
Reed
McCarthy
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Army
Pentagon
Robert T. Stevens
Victoria Stone
New York
Arthur Adams
House Un-American Activities Committee
Adams
Area hospital report lists several admissions and births
Mrs Martha Cross Sandborn and Mrs John Booker Linton admitted for medical treatment. Miss Linda Vaughn Jasonville and Nathan Cooper Linton underwent major surgery yesterday. Lee Edwards Bloomfield and Mrs Jesse Rice Salsbury had major surgery Monday or yesterday. Charles S Sorrells Shoals admitted Monday. Mrs Doyle Benefield Linton became mother of a seven pound seven and a half ounce son Monday. A son Ralph Wendell Jr born yesterday to Mrs Ralph Yagle Sandborn weighing seven pounds eleven and a half ounces. Mrs Walter Lawson Linton had a tonsillectomy. Dismissals include Mrs Nellie Chamber Lyons Mrs Ruth Walton Linton Mrs William Timmons and baby Columbus Mrs Madge Edmondson Jacksonville.
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Martha Cross
Sandborn
John Booker
Linton
Linda Vaughn
Jasonville
Nathan Cooper
Lee Edwards
Bloomfield
Jesse Rice
Salsberry
Charles S. Sorrells
Shoals
Doyle Benefield
Ralph Wendell Jr
Ralph Yagle
Walter Lawson
Nellie Chamber
Lyons
Ruth Walton
William Timmons
Baby
Columbus
Madge Edmondson
Masons to Meet for Fellowcraft Degree Work
Lin ton Lodge No. 560 F. and A. M. will hold a called meeting at the local Masonic Temple at 7:30 PM Thursday to conduct Fellowcraft degree work. Refreshments will be served.
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Linton Lodge No. 560
Masonic Temple
Hoover forecasts no repeat of the great depression mood
Former President Herbert Hoover told the American Government Society that the nation can be confident it will avoid another great low mood. He urged tax cuts to boost consumer buying power if times grow tougher and praised Eisenhower’s plan to reduce government spending and taxes to lift living standards.
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Washington
American Good Government Society
Hoover
Allan Shivers
Texas
Society
Eisenhower
Mrs Johnson 67 Dies at Jasonville Home Rites Planned
Ivy M. Johnson aged 67 died suddenly at her home one mile west of Jasonville after a heart attack. She was born June 28 1886 in Ulin Illinois and lived near Pleasant Grove before moving to Jasonville. Survived by husband Joe Johnson son Joe Johnson Jr and brother George Mowery. Funeral 1:30 Thursday at Jasonville Baptist Church with Rev. C E Baker and burial in Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
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Ivy M. Johnson
Jasonville
Mrs. Johnson
Ulin
Ill
Adam and
Martha Cantrall Mowery
Pleasant Grove
Linton
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Marine sergeant earns discharge after four years service
Sgt. Earl Junior Poorman recently received his discharge from the Marine Corps after four years of service, eighteen months of which were in Korea. He and his wife are visiting his mother, Mrs. John Woodburn of this city, then plan to move to Charleston, West Virginia, where he will work at an auto parts store.
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Sgt
Earl Junior Poorman
Marine Corps
Korea
Mr. Poorman
John Woodburn
Charleston
W. Va
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George Rickey
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Son
BY Elizabeth Toomey
Wisconsin
Ralph W. Zwicker
Henry M. Jackson
Zwicker
Maj
Irving Peress
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